An East-West Metro train under the river Hooghly Kolkata: If all goes well, the city’s first driverless metro rake may zip with passengers under the Hooghly within a month, sources said. A driver will remain on board the rake to reassure commuters, but its movement will be controlled from Operations Control Centre at the maintenance…
Ahmedabad: Whenever identical twins — city-based businessmen Sanjeev and Rajeev Chhajer– fly for business or pleasure, they first hit a roadblock at Digi Yatra. The app, which promises quicker airport entry and security clearance through facial authentication, struggles to distinguish between them forcing one of them out of the fast-track process and into manual verification…
Driverless metro trains use the modern signalling system Kolkata: The city’s Green Line (East-West Metro) will undergo examinations on Sunday to be able to run driverless trains on the automatic train operation (ATO) signalling mode. Green Line services will commence from 4.30 pm on Sunday instead of the usual 9 am for the inspection.The ATO…
Kolkata: Kolkata airport has posted marked gains in passenger satisfaction, recording improved scores in 26 of the 31 parameters assessed in the latest quarterly survey. Passengers reported significantly better experiences in the availability and cleanliness of toilets, shorter waits at immigration counters, and smoother flight connections.While the airport’s overall worldwide rating remained unchanged at 72…
New Delhi: Police have identified and examined Nishant Tyagi (36) in connection with a series of hoax bomb threat emails sent to multiple sensitive organisations and an international commercial flight.The threat emails were received on June 29 that falsely claimed explosives were planted at locations, including the headquarters of the NIA, ISRO, NPCIL, DRDO, the…
Varanasi: The holy city on Thursday witnessed inauguration of the maiden hub-and-spoke flight of the country with Air India’s Easy Connect Flight, connecting Varanasi to the world via Delhi. Union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu inaugurated the facility at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport. Now, travellers from Varanasi can complete international immigration formalities…
File photo of the crash site at B J Medical College in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday alleged serious shortcomings in the investigation into the Air India AI171 crash, questioning both the technical direction of the probe and the lack of transparency of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).FIP president…
FIP president C S Randhawa alleged the ongoing probe has several shortcomings AHMEDABAD: A year after the Air India AI-171 crash claimed 260 lives in Ahmedabad, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday renewed its demand for a judicial probe into the disaster and urged authorities not to release any interim investigation report, arguing…
A Union government scheme will freeze jet fuel prices for airlines in an attempt to shield them from the West Asia energy crisis. Public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) have set the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) under the Rs 10,000-crore price stabilisation fund scheme at Rs 115 per litre, or Rs 1.15 lakh…
Ahmedabad: Authorities at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport have directed all airlines operating international flights to enforce mandatory public health measures, including the compulsory completion of self-declaration forms (SDFs), in view of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) linked to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).In a circular issued to all airlines and airport stakeholders,…
